Where the contract dispute brought by former employees could have been filed in the Western District of Virginia, the events largely occurred in the WDVA, which is where the witnesses were located, and there were numerous judicial vacancies in the ...

Tagged with: Contract U.S. District Court - Western District

Where defendants’ compromise statements were erroneously admitted to prove the validity of the plaintiff’s claim for a commission on the sale of industrial property, and the error was not harmless, the defendants were entitled to a new trial. Background A ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Contract Judge Albert Diaz

Where a New York law firm obtained a $423,343.61 judgment in New York state court against a former client for unpaid legal fees, the judgment was enforceable in Newport News, where the defendant is “at home.” Background Ellenoff Grossman & ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Raymond A. Jackson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a telecommunications systems provider delivered equipment to the defendant pursuant to a purchase order, the defendant did not pay for the equipment and never responded to the suit, a judgment in the amount of $485,592 was awarded to the ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Leonie Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the former employee’s solicitation of a brokerage’s clients violated a non-solicitation provision in his contract and could result in the brokerage losing future business from the diverted clients as well as referrals, he was enjoined from soliciting the clients. ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Glen E. Conrad U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a homeowner alleged the defendants failed to comply with a face-to-face meeting requirement in regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development incorporated into her deed of trust, her claim required only an interpretation of the deed of ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge M. Hannah Lauck U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where defendant restaurant breached its lease by failing to pay rent and going out of business, a liquidated damages clause in the lease is not unconscionable and will be enforced. Plaintiff landlord is entitled to $514,919 in damages from the ...

Tagged with: Contract Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Daniel E. Ortiz Virginia Circuit Courts

Where a party claiming it was improperly excluded from a joint venture provided only lost revenue information in discovery, and not its lost profits, it was precluded from introducing damages evidence at trial. However, it could recover nominal damages on ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where an insurance company had already paid $211,800 on three warranty bonds, and then received additional claims, the indemnitors were ordered to tender $950,000 to cover the money already paid and future losses. Background Great American Insurance Company filed this ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge John A. Gibney Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a company promised to pay its general counsel a $100,000 signing bonus and a $1.2 million annual salary but failed to pay him for three years, a default judgment was entered against the company. And because its owner made ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District